Hendra Gunawan was an Indonesian painter best known for his combining of Western painting techniques and traditional Indonesian aesthetics. His oeuvre spans a vast array of subjects, including, but not limited to: fishermen, fish, water buffaloes, nude women, masked men, guerrilla fighters, and abstract forms. Born on June 11, 1918 in Bandung, Dutch East Indies, he went on to paint the landscapes of his youth, evocatively capturing the rich colors and lush wildlife endemic to the region in a style reminiscent of German Expressionism. Gunawan fought against Dutch colonial rule as a guerilla fighter, and later as an activist against the ruling government, for which he was incarcerated from 1965–1978. The artist passed his sentence continuing to paint, creating works on the small scraps of rough canvas available to him. Today, his work can be found in the Neka Art Museum in Bali, the Singapore Art Museum, and the Ciputra Sundagese Heritage Museum in Jakarta, among others. Gunawan died on July 17, 1983 in Bali, Indonesia.